The Lies of Locke Lamora

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its masterfully chaotic - so many subplots, so many characters, so much world-building. theres never a dull moment. Unproblematic Prostitution: To an extent, anyways. After a brutal gang war, the Camorri prostitutes successfully earned their indepedence, essentially becoming two major gangs in their own right. Unsurprisingly with the ladies themselves in charge pay is better, working conditions are vastly improved, and customers are held to higher standards of behavior. It's noted that it's still not exactly a pleasant life, but being in control themselves means the situation is about as good as the ladies of Camorr could ask for. Red Seas Under Red Skiesfirmly proves that Scott Lynch isn’t a one-hit wonder. . . . It’ll only be a matter of time before Scott Lynch is mentioned in the same breath as George R. R. Martin and Steven Erikson.”—Fantasy Book Critic Honor Among Thieves: The Gentlemen Bastards have a strict code of conduct and undying loyalty to each other - even a religious obligation in their theft. Sabetha thinks that raising them with morals was a terrible thing for Chains to have done, even though she shares the same morals herself.

Cruel and Unusual Death: Such deaths are plentiful in these books. Most notable are Nazca and Archedama Patience. Overall, this is a great fantasy novel that is unlike any others I’ve read. This is always good because the genre can be littered with books that simply follow the standard fantasy archetype, which results in repetitive story telling. This isn’t necessarily bad, but can become boring after a while. Therefore, the plot of this is fresh, exciting and completely new. The ending was very rewarding and I cannot wait to start reading Red Seas Under Red Skies. I think most of my friends on Goodreads have read this but if you haven't then I truly recommend it.

Two-Faced: Selendri. She was horribly alchemically burned over half her entire body in an assassination attempt on Requin. It took me forever to get through this. It felt like years went by while I tried to get to The Good Stuff. Cincinnatus: The position of Archon of Tal Verrar was meant to be this trope, but the first Archon decided not to retire and remained in control of the city, passing on the position to Stragos after he died. By the end of the second book, Stragos is taken prisoner by Drakasha and the Priori have taken over.

Gray-and-Grey Morality: The plot to rip off the Salvaras in the first book. The Bastards are out to steal almost half the Salvaras' wealth as part of their religious obligation to humble the rich, but the Salvaras are decent enough sorts. In particular, the Don has at least twice risked his life to defend the helpless. Which may be why the Salvaras come out of the book pretty well.Bittersweet Ending: Each book ends this way. The Bastards succeed in their short-term goals, but at a price.. Precursors: The Eldren, who left entire cities worth of indestructible glass buildings and other artwork. Their civilization pre-dated humanity by several thousand years. Their fate is not entirely known, though the bondsmagi believe that they were wiped out by an Eldritch Abomination of some sort. well. maybe that's a teensy bit unfair. the dowager was wildly entertaining. but everyone else? i can think of only one who is not the dowager, invisible, murdered, a whore, or of no real utility whatsoever until someone needs an alchemist at a party. Just Like Robin Hood: The Thorn of Camorr, they say. Notably subverted, though; even he points out (in another guise) that he's not donating money to the poor; he considers the act of stealing from the rich action enough against them. Actually, he and his band kept their vast stolen fortune in a private vault and have no idea what to do with it. Psycho for Hire: The Falconer is a mercenary Bondsmage, but he really enjoys his work when "his work" means hurting people.